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3-11 Defaults Menu
Selecting “Defaults” from the main menu shows you two options which are
described below
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a
message similar to:
Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N) ? N
Pressing ‘Y’ loads the BIOS default values for the most stable,
minimal-performance system operations.
Load Optimized Defaults
When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a
message similar to:
Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N) ? N
Pressing
‘Y’
loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal
performance system operations.
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3-12 Password Setting
You can set the password described below,
ENTER PASSWORD:
Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press
<Enter>
. The
password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS
memory. You will be asked to confirm the password. Type the password again
and press
<Enter>
. You may also press
<Esc>
to abort the selection and not
enter a password.
To disable a password, just press
<Enter>
when you are prompted to enter the
password. A message will confirm the password will be disabled. Once the
password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.
PASSWORD DISABLED
.
When a password has been enabled, you will be prompted to enter it every time
you try to enter Setup. This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any
part of your system configuration.
Additionally, when a password is enabled, you can also require the BIOS to
request a password every time your system is rebooted. This would prevent
unauthorized use of your computer.
You determine when the password is required within the BIOS Features Setup
Menu and its Security option (see Section 3). If the Security option is set to
“System”, the password will be required both at boot and at entry to Setup. If set
to “Setup”, prompting only occurs when trying to enter Setup.
